Germany

Germany's head coach Joachim Löw will step down after UEFA Euro 2020. Can his country give him a parting gift?

Pope Francis has refused to accept the resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over the mishandling of the church sex abuse scandal.

The Invictus Games will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2023, Prince Harry said in an Instagram post.

"Contrary to what the majority of global media reports suggest, there is no question of full recognition of the genocide in the legal sense and with consequences under international law."

Vietnamese people were brought to Europe on fraudulent visas, then forced to work in brothels

As well as recognising the killings and asking descendants of victims for forgiveness, Germany has committed to spend 1.1 billion euros on mostly development projects over the next 30 years.

The German Foreign Ministry has criticised the move, saying that "nothing about their work can warrant or justify such a serious step."

The German Embassy in the UK said the new classification is due to "local outbreaks occurring again, including cases of more infectious variants such as the Indian variant at present."

"Despite the many misfortunes that befell the world and Europe during Merkel's term, she never turned her back on Bosnia and always kept an eye on the Western Balkans and the political processes taking place in this region."